The National tribune., 1887-01-27
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have 10 Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE WHITE STAR PEOPLE.
oomrade Blundin Again Brings His Gun InsO
Position.

Position.
EDrToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Noticing the
communications OF v. III. Scrivener, Go. Z, Sih
Ky, and IT, b. |anneman, Captain, sith Ind,
regarding Lookout Mountain, desire 70 say
few words and ask the comrades a question or
two regarding that engagement NomTaae
Nannemau states that NhitRkets Brigade OF
The Fourth Corps swept around the face Of
lookout Mountain on the morning OF the 24th OF
November, 1868 ] do not deny Oomrade Van
Dcman's words about the sweeping around the
mountain, but ] desire TO ask him II such
sweeping had not already been done by the
White Star Division, ofthe Twentieth Uorps,lo
before daylight that mornings know for a Ger
tainty that the greater portion OF the White
Star Division during the night of the 23d lay
Just under the nose OF Point Lookout, with
come regiments OF the First and Second Bril-
gades advanced as far TO the east rs 10 hold
the Summertown road.
Did Whitallers Brigade sweep overtop the
whole Of Geary's White Star Diyison2 think
not, as the
MEN wEARIEo TIE WHITE STAR
were not composed OF such stuff as 10 let any
brigade OF troops, Western or otherwise, sweep
over them aud reap the fruits Of a victory
gained by as hard fighting as the White star
saw on Nov %. 1863. Comrade Nannelnan
may assert TO the contrary, but have received
letters from comrades i'm the different regl-
ments comprising The White Star Division tcs-
tifying 10 the fact that what Blundin, Of Go. G.
2Sth Pa. has heretofore written relative 10
lookout Mountain is, in their opinion, correct
ss they remember il. Comrade Nanneman only
reitefates the statement of former comrades of
the sth Ky. and Others that volunteers from
that regiment scaled the perpendicular face OF
the Palisades for upward Of 100 feet or more,
in order TO be on the mountain first; whereas
AZ they had swept around the face of the mount
ain, as he states they had no cause TO scale
the Palisades for the SnmmertOwn road was nj
their command and the Palisades ended at
Point Lookout, If my memory serves me right.
Did those volunteers from the Sth Ky. go back
around the Point again in order to show their
power ms acrobats in walking up
THE PERPENDICULAR FACE
Of the rock like insects, and that too, with
their equipments and regimental colOrs2 i
know that the Western troops accomplished
wonders on that campaign through Georgia,
but they could not perform impossibiities
As said IN a former communication on this
subject, i know il was stated that morning Of
Nov. "a, 1863, and the statement was accepted
by many regiments, that IL was the cOlors OF
the 8th Ky. that first few to the breeze on
Point Lookout and in the JOY incident TO our
victory above the clouds many were too happy
over the fact 10 care 10 inquire very parlicu-
larry into the matter, but the writer was in
formed later in the day that that Color Bearer
wore upon his cap white star, though from
what regiment j am not prepared 70 say.
The First Brigade, composed OF the 9th, 9TH,
18th and Goth Ohio, with 25th and l47th Pa,
crossed Lookout Creek opposite the Craven
House, advanced up the mountain, and at
tackled the rebels in the breastworks at the
Craven House The Second Brigade, composed
of 29th, l09th and IIlth Pa, crossed at the old
mill-dam farther down the creek. The Third
Drftralp off "a Coil, 18th 1nOa Tg~fh
and la9th n. Y, crossed either at the old mill
dam or at an intermediate point between the
First Brigade and the mill-dam The line adj
yanced and was soon engaged. The engage
ment was
SHORT, SHARP AND DECISIVE,
the rebels leaving their breastworks and re-
treating around the nose Of the mountain and
30 the top by the Summertown road.
Several Of the Sth Ky. comrados in their
communications stated that their Brigade
crossed at the mll-dam mentioned as the cross.
ing place Of the Second Brigade but know
that when we filed out Of our camps on the
morning Of the Odd to move down the valley 20
effect crossing of the creek. we passed the
Brigade in which was the 4th Ky. halted on
Lookout Creek, opposite the nose OF the mount
sin, and they were engaged in constructing a
bridge. j was Informed afterward that il was
feint made in order 10 draw the rebels atten.
tion 10 that point so that the White Star boys
could effect a crossing of the creek lower down
the valley.
Now, would like to ask Comrade Scriyenel
how his brigade could march mile down the
valley cross the mil-dam, reach the breast.
works at the Craven House, and drive the
rebels from them before either the First Bri
gsde OF the Second Brigade could get there2 II
must have been a sweeping brigade to have
done that, for there were greater diflicultie
than climbing the perpendicular face Of rocl
100 FEET HIGH.
Comrade i. B. Seaman, Co II, Goth Ohio
seems 10 remember that lac was there in tn,
Lookout picnic and also seems reluctant {,
have the honors belonging 20 the White Sta
stolen from il. Speak right out, C0mrade Sea
man, and let The NATIONAL TRIBUNE hea
what you say. Don't be afraid TO stand up 70
what sou had to risk life TO obtain possession OF
LEWIS BLUNDIE, Co. c, 2Sth Pa, Hume
VILE, Pa.